Teresa Lundquis
In the Brooder
- Jul 23, 2016
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I brought home 3, 3 yr old hens to be grasshopper control and also just get my feet wet with owning chickens. This is my first time owning some but I helped care for some 6 mos when I rented on a farm. I have 4 goats and a bunny who are manure makers too.
The previous owner of my hens ( plymouth barred rock) used organic GMO free, soy free feed, it looks like powder. I have read a lot about self feeder using a 3 " 90 degree PVC elbow and 5 gallon plastic bucket, sounds like a good idea to use this style. Since I paid $30 for the feed I want to use it. Will the powder type grain work ok? It's not super fine but it's like sugar. Is pellets type feed better to use in self feeder like with a 3 " pvc elbow and 5 gallon bucket ? I have seen some animal feed that is whole grain kind of.
Also can older chickens eat whole sunflower seeds, hulls and all? I want to use some thing that rattles in a cup to call them. My goats eat the black oil sunflower seed.
The man also grew barley grass for them, sprouted it 3" high and fed daily.
Thanks
The previous owner of my hens ( plymouth barred rock) used organic GMO free, soy free feed, it looks like powder. I have read a lot about self feeder using a 3 " 90 degree PVC elbow and 5 gallon plastic bucket, sounds like a good idea to use this style. Since I paid $30 for the feed I want to use it. Will the powder type grain work ok? It's not super fine but it's like sugar. Is pellets type feed better to use in self feeder like with a 3 " pvc elbow and 5 gallon bucket ? I have seen some animal feed that is whole grain kind of.
Also can older chickens eat whole sunflower seeds, hulls and all? I want to use some thing that rattles in a cup to call them. My goats eat the black oil sunflower seed.
The man also grew barley grass for them, sprouted it 3" high and fed daily.
Thanks